English Explanatory Dictionary

Ashtadiggaja

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. the eight elephants guarding the eight cardinal directions.
  2. the eight eminent poets at the court of Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara Empire.

Pronunciation

/ˌʌʃtəˈdɪɡɡədʒə/

Word forms

Ashtadiggaja Ashtadiggajas

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अष्टदिग्गज (aṣṭadiggaja).

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